‘Blatant aggression’: Reactions to US veto of Palestine’s UN membership bid (www.aljazeera.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour and two abstentions – the UK and Switzerland....
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Iran Shuts Airspace, Flights Divert as Israel Launches Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
Vast tracts of western Iran airspace are empty after strikes...
Israel conducted strike on Iran, senior U.S. official says (www.axios.com)
Israel conducted a strike in Iran early Friday morning local time, a senior U.S. official told Axios....
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine (apnews.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution....
Spain and Slovenia Lead Push for EU Countries to Recognize Palestinian State (truthout.org)
Proponents say full recognition of Palestine by European countries would help to secure a ceasefire in Gaza....
Iran shows military might as tensions with Israel soar (www.aljazeera.com)
As regional tensions run high, Iran has paraded drones, missiles and soldiers to show it is ready for a response from Israel after launching an unprecedented attack on its archenemy....
Pakistan says it blocked social media platform X over ‘national security’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party is the most prolific user of social media platforms, particularly after the country’s traditional media began censoring news about the former cricket star and his party in the run-up to the polls. Khan has 20.6 million followers on X. ⠀...
Netanyahu says Israel will defend itself, as West calls for restraint after Iran attack (www.scmp.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said ‘we will make our own decisions, and the State of Israel will do everything necessary to defend itself’...
Israeli settlers set fire to cars, homes of Palestinians under occupation (www.aljazeera.com)
Mobs of Israeli settlers have rampaged through the occupied West Bank attacking Palestinians and their property, killing two people. The latest violence was sparked by the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy from an illegal outpost, whose body was later found.
Iran warns Israel, US of ‘severe response’ in case of retaliation (www.aljazeera.com)
Iranian military chief says overnight attack ‘achieved all its goals’, adding that US bases are under threat if it backs Israeli retaliation....
Biden vows G7 response, ‘ironclad’ US support for Israel after Iran attacks (www.aljazeera.com)
US President Joe Biden has condemned Iranian attacks on military facilities in Israel, pledging a coordinated Group of Seven (G7) diplomatic response while highlighting the United States’s help in taking down “nearly all” of the attacking drones and missiles....
Thousands gather in Iran in show of support for attack on Israel (www.scmp.com)
Iran’s attack came in retaliation for an April 1 strike on the consular annexe of Iran’s embassy in Damascus and killed 7 Revolutionary Guards, 2 of them generals...
US sanctions on key Nvidia distributor in China could push more customers towards domestic replacements (www.scmp.com)
Sitonholy, which has been added to the US Entity List, is one of a few ‘elite-level’ Nvidia data centre product solutions providers in China...
Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz (www.aljazeera.com)
Iranian armed forces have seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions across the region after a deadly Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria....
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation as Tehran views strike on embassy as an attack on its territory (www.scmp.com)
Tehran views the attack as equivalent to an attack on its own territory, so a direct response on Israeli soil by Iran itself is a serious possibility...
China Supports the Addition of the Palestinian State to the UN (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Ning, demonstrated Beijing’s support for the addition of Palestine to the UN. ⠀...
US asks China to tell Iran not to retaliate against Israel (www.ft.com)
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Turkey applies for China-Russia space programme to build base on the moon instead of US-led Artemis programme (www.scmp.com)
Turkey could play an influential role in the International Lunar Research Station, says space analyst...
Professors, students say ‘no’ to Florida as new law targets Chinese (www.scmp.com)
The law requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders...
UN committee to discuss Palestinian bid for full membership (www.africanews.com)
Israel’s current right-wing government is dominated by hard-liners who oppose Palestinian statehood. ⠀...
China and Russia make united stand to reform West-led global system (www.scmp.com)
Xi Jinping tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Beijing is prepared to step up coordination with Moscow through BRICS and the SCO...
Turkey moves to restrict key exports to Israel under domestic pressure (www.ft.com)
The country’s trade ministry said on Tuesday that it would curb exports of 54 goods, including metals products, fuels and oils, and construction machinery, a day after Turkey’s foreign minister accused Israel of impeding attempts to airlift aid to “starving Gazans”. ⠀...
US pushes ASML to deny maintenance in China (asiatimes.com)
Alan Estavez, US undersecretary of commerce for industry and security, will meet with officials and ASML executives in the Netherlands on Monday and raise the servicing contract matter with them, according to a Reuters report....
Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy (www.aljazeera.com)
Why Yellen’s reflation pleas fall flat in Beijing — What she is advocating is a strategy that Japan has been pursuing for 25-plus years with mediocre success (asiatimes.com)
The People’s Bank of China is devising a program to provide as much as 500 billion yuan (US$69 billion) to support innovation in science and technology....
